Universal Weekly (1917-1934)

■THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY 19 "For Me and My Gal" Registers as a Song Hit ANOTHER song hit has made its appearance. "Let's ^ All Be Americans Now" delayed it for three weeks, because the time demanded a patriotic song hit mstead of a sentimental one only, but now "For Me and My Gal has made its appearance and amply justified itself. Ihis is an adaptation of the well-known song by Edgar Leslie and E Ray Goetz, and was directed by Harry Cohn with the well-known dancing stars, Gladys Clark and Henry Bergman, of the Winter Garden. Our illustration at the head of this page shows them signing a contract for the song with Ted Snyder. DANIEL LEIGHTON DEAD. Universal City, June 20.— Daniel Leighton, one of the cast of the "new serial, "The Gray Ghost, died today of heart failure. The actor was making up in his dressing-room for his role in the serial, when he dropped dead, and was found by some of his fellow players. Leighton was thirty-seven years old, and the son of Horace Leighton, a famous Irish actor of the last generation. Leighton had had a long stage career before he became a screen player, and he had been at Universal City for some time. Beside his role in the serial, that of one of the henchmen of the "Gray Ghost," he played an important part recently in the Butterfly Picture, "The Phantom's Secret, ' in which Mignon Anderson was starred. In this photoplay he had a most remarkable makeup, for he was well known for his ability to make an interesting "mask." He also plays an important role m Ihe Woman Who Would Not Pay." , . , ^ ... Leighton leaves a wife and child who were with him in California. He will be much regretted by his fellow players, and the sudden death made a deep impression at the picture city. Take This or That, For Everyone Must Do His Duty. Clark and Bergman Sign Contract with Ted Snyder. CANADIAN NOTES By J. W. Cambridge. l-IAMILTON, Ont. — David Stewart has assumed ownership of the Red Mill Theatre. Mr. Stewart has a reputation of being one of the most successful showmen in Canada. Another notable feature about Mr. Stewart's success is that during the entire period of his exhibiting, he has stuck to Universal Films and Features and he lias always stated that this was in a large measure responsible for his progress. The Red Mill Theatre has been greatly improved and enlarged during the time that Mr. Stewart has been its manager and now as its owner it is quite within reason to state that further changes will be made for its betterment. yANCOUVER, B. C— A party of welcomers from the University of British Columbia gathered at the station to meet Professor 0. H. Richardson of the University of Washington who was due to arrive here from Seattle. They reached the Great Northern station in good order and lined up to make the visiting professor feel at home. Presently a gentleman carrying a bag with the name Richardson hove in sight, the welcome party approached him, relieved him of his bag. "Professor Richardson?" they queried. "That's me," professor answered, and it was quite a time before the welcome party cleared up the mystery and discovered that the one they welcome was no other than Professor F. H. Richardson of the Projection Department of the , J Moving Picture W6rld. ^ Universal Office reports that the Pantagee Circuit has booked the new Current Events and Universal Comedies to run in their Victoria and Vancouver houses. Mr. Langley of the Vancouver office reports that they are going to put these pictures in all their houses in the West, including those in Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton. PALGARY, Alta.— Mr. D. G. Walkley, president of the Film Exchange Managers Association of Albert, has announced that their association is going to strenuously fight the proposed Daylight Saving Bill for their territory and has enlisted the aid of exchange associations of Canada for a Dominion wide campaign of protest against the measure. The association points out that it not only shortens the dark hours of the evening which tends to keep patrons away from the show but also confuses the time table for shipping the film. i